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The Israeli Left’s Protest Addiction

JL;DR SUMMARY In an essay by Vanessa Berg, published by Future of Jewish, the nature of Israeli protests is scrutinized, arguing that these are not truly anti-war demonstrations as claimed by participants but anti-government rallies stemming from the Israeli Left's frustration and dissatisfaction with the country's leadership. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Tel AvivDemocracyProtestsIsraeli LeftElectionsPolitical StrategyGovernment CriticismAnti WarEmotional CatharsisVanessa Berg

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"ShareOn Saturday night in Tel Avivs Habima Square, about a thousand Israelis gathered under the banner of anti-war protest."
Yemen
"into underground shelters as projectiles were fired from Yemen."

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